| Winery |
Chateau L'arrosee 1985 GCC |
| Vintage |
1985 |
| Region |
Bordeaux |
| Grape |
Merlot & Blends |
| Style |
Red Wine |
| Sweetness |
Dry |
| Body |
Full |
| Tasting note |
I have loved the 1985 Château l'Arrosée since very early on in the wine’s lifetime, and it continues to drink with style and grace as it passes by its thirtieth birthday. The bouquet shows a bit more toasty new oak than one would like when the wine is first poured, but once the wine settles down in the glass, all the beautiful fruit tones come up and absorb most of the new wood, with the bouquet eventually delivering a complex mélange of red and black cherries, cigar smoke, coffee, a lovely base of soil and toasty oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and nicely plush on the attack, with a fine core, lovely focus and grip and a long, mature and velvety finish. Lovely juice. By John Gilman, Jan 2018.
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| Rating |
JG92 |
| ABV |
12% |
| Size |
750ml |
